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Laura Harkness

Professor Laura Harkness
PhD MPhys PGCert MInstP FHEA

Professor of Physics and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research & Impact for Science & Engineering
Physics

Teaching

I have led several undergraduate and postgraduate modules, and CPD training in the Department of Physics. I am passionate about ensuring our students have an excellent experience and are well positioned to secure graduate employment. I undertook a PGCert Learning and Higher Education and in 2017 I won the "Teacher of the Year - Faculty of Science and Engineering" award, presented by at the University of Liverpool Guild of Students.

I have delivered several external lectures:

2022 Invited lecturer 21st UK Nuclear Physics Postgraduate Summer School, Sheffield
2017 Co-director of 19th UK Nuclear Physics Postgraduate Summer School, Belfast
2015 Invited lecturer 18th UK Nuclear Physics Postgraduate Summer School, Lancaster
2013 Invited tutor Joint IAEA-ICTP Workshop on Advances in Digital Spectroscopy, Italy

Modules for 2024-25

Accelerators and Radioisotopes in Medicine

Module code: PHYS246

Role: Teaching

HIGH RESOLUTION GAMMA SPECTROMETRY

Module code: PHYS804

Role: Teaching

Medical Applications

Module code: PHYS384

Role: Teaching

PROJECT

Module code: PHYS841

Role: Teaching

Supervised Theses